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WAUKESHA, Wis. -- Sam Amsbaugh had 21 points and 11 rebounds and Tyler Stumbo added 11 and six off the bench but the Simpson men's basketball team lost to Bethel 85-70 in the first round of the Carroll Pioneer Tip-Off Tournament hosted by Carroll University on Friday.

In its second-straight game against an NCAA Tournament qualifier from last season, Simpson couldn't pull off a second big win in a row against the defending Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament champs.

Taylor Filbert added 10 points and four rebounds and Amsbaugh went 9-for-20 from the field for the Storm (1-1), who beat defending St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion Westminster in the season-opener Wednesday.

Simpson will play Concordia (Wis.) on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Turning Points
The Storm took an early 15-9 lead on a 3-pointer by Riordan, but Riley Dearring responded with a 3 of his own to spark a 13-2 Bethel run. The Royals took a 22-17 lead on Jack Jensen's jumper and led the rest of the way.

Taylor Filbert's 3-pointer with 12:10 to play pulled Simpson within 49-46, its closest deficit of the half. Kingland responded with a 3-point play and Matt Ambriz made a pair of free throw sto make it 54-46 to take the juice out of Simpson's comeback. The Storm couldn't closer than six points the remainder of the game.